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Hi I’m Rick Shiels, welcome to my channel RickShielsPGAGolf. This KZbin channel is designed to help you play better golf, also to help you enjoy your golf more!
I specialise in golf club reviews, golf club unboxing, golf club news, golf club head to heads, and all about golf clubs.
I also want to make you play better golf by providing coaching video on all topics about golf, how to fix your slice, fix your hook, help you drive the golf ball longer, hit your irons more pure, hit your irons closer to the hole and help you draw and fade your golf shots.
I will also help you lower your score by chipping better by stopping you duff and thin chips, pitch the ball closer and also create backspin. Also I will provide you help to putt better and hole more putts!
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[@GolfOnTap]

Rubberized carbon fiber... or fibre for you lads... is basically the status quo for hockey sticks. Playing with a wood stick is like playing with hickory clubs.

[@MuCron1960]

Think in UK we have hockey on a hard-court, almost like tennis and the hockey stick is made out of wood. It’s definitely different than ice hockey

[@fever040]

​@@MuCron1960 Field hockey sticks are mostly carbon nowadays. Wooden sticks barely get used

[@ThiagoMedeirosGeo]

Rick's pronunciation of WINSTCONSTIN is historical reparations for the way Americans pronounce WORCESTERSHIRE and such @3:18

[@subparlefty]

I live in Winstconstin and it made me laugh hearing him butcher the state name! 😂

[@ThiagoMedeirosGeo]

@@subparlefty WINSTCONSTIN FOR THE WINST

[@drewgarza1888]

oh you mean warchestersheyre sawce?

[@xblindfolded]

PAY-TENT pending

[@alberthancock672]

I’m from Canada that is a hockey stick grip they are carbon fibre and sticky…

[@TeeOffWithTy]

Im from Canada too and I’m stoked Rick has some hockey knowledge and apparently he’s a natural dimer haha

[@TeeOffWithTy]

I kinda want to turn one of my twigs into a putter 😂

[@markb3097]

If the manufacturer doesn't find a way to get this into the new happy gilmore movie their missing a trick!! 😂😂

[@pressuredup]

I'll take a 90's aluminum Easton version please.

[@orugma]

I wish you *would* do gimmick reviews again - they were fun and I miss them!

[@nic38211]

Ricks never been so mad that a "gimmick" club actually works for him that he self sabotages on long putts

[@shaneblair347]

Yeah that was frustrating to watch.

[@kc8kir]

Paul Runyan, a player from the 1930s, recommended the split grip when chipping and on short putts. He was a short hitter but beat a lot of longer pros with his fantastic short game, earning him the nickname "Little Poison". I think a lot of how amateurs and professionals play is the result of tradition, traditional instruction, and mimicking what they see other players doing. There is a bit of a herd mentality to golf technique. In some ways this is good because we see what the best players do and try to take similar approaches to achieve success, but it might also leave opportunities for better performance untried. Traditional instruction seems to largely be a "teach the teacher" or apprenticeship style industry where junior teachers learn what to teach and how to teach from more senior instructors, many of them influenced by or adherent to a particular method or lineage of instruction. More non-traditional techniques that have not established themselves within that system are not widely taught. Plus, if you do learn something non-traditional, and you later have problems with it, who will you go to for help? Your options are rather limited. Equipment availability is also an issue. Some will argue "if it was better the pros would do it" but that ignores the fact pros have years and years of experience and comfort with their current technique, and making a radical change could put their earnings (livelihood) at risk. It might be better for them to just work on fixing the current technique than create doubt attempting to master a new one. These are probably the same reasons you don't see side-saddle putting gaining much traction despite its advantages. Rick, have you considered trying a side-saddle putter?

[@hackandslash873]

Makes me think of The Holy Grail (overhand) of golf. Check it out. Gets you in good positions without trying to get in good positions. Root causation.

[@bassmasta9117]

Bryson used a side saddle putter for a bit. He's the only pro who publicly tries "alternative" ways of golfing, although I'm sure others do and we just don't hear about it.

[@sayb4431]

Happy Gilmore knew it a long time ago...

[@davidspalding1195]

Send this to Bryson. His analysis of this would be great😂

[@rambo1872]

he"ll probably start using it.😂😂

[@chase_hanna]

Have been using a 17" long putter grip for some time now. Really like split handed putting using the longer grip and the counter balance helps me with control

[@bennettlamotte5835]

I feel like the super low grip would be good on short putts but you would want to grip higher on longer putts

[@mikerichardson60]

Wooden hockey sticks are used to prop up the tomato plants and chicken coops. Modern hockey sticks are exactly the same as that putter shaft.

[@JT-gy5wc]

I really enjoy your videos because of the honesty and the videoing the first time you use something versus others that probably test things out first before they video. This provides a unique perspective and I really appreciate your videos Rick!

[@ryandolan1149]

Gripping closer to the club head probably helps keep the face square

[@williamtocco8105]

I made two putters this spring for a friend and my self like that putter but I used an actual hockey stick shaft. I’ve been pushing this all summer but not much response. But I love it.

[@TarroGiannesi]

It seems the closer you are to the balance point the more control you would have, which makes sense. Maybe putter manufactures could start making the balance point a lot higher, basically where your hands would normally sit. Just an idea 💡.

[@peterpacey5734]

Just make a 12inch putter with a free back brace.

[@johnmerrett9067]

Ice hockey is really popular in UK. The Manchester Storm are a great team! You should get to a game with the family it's loads of fun! Me and my kids are always at sheffield watching the Steelers play!

[@Danjon1235]

hehe "great team", maybe comapred to Somalias national team. But its a horrible team compared to say any club in Swede or finland.

[@cstridbeck]

One thought, from me who has played hockey all my life, is that you have a rather "short" hockey grip and that you stand more with your body towards the goal, a bit like you shoot a pull shot. A little more open to the goal. I think the handle is more comfortable then. Would be incredibly fun to try this. However, I would have to push from the left instead of like now, right.

[@bblair2627]

I can see this with the hockey grip really catching on

[@areksoo]

Shortening the grip is actually really effective. Try practicing short chip from just off the green with a wedge of choice and choke way down to where the right hand is nearly off the grip. It feels like swinging kid's clubs, but at the same time it feels incredibly accurate. Obviously not great for distance, but it's not about distance with short chips and vast majority of putts. For long putts, I do have a fairly normal grip, but 5-15 feet, I start to choke up. You do look a little silly doing it. My buddies laughed at me, but it works!

[@carpykeith]

Paul Trevillion developed the short putter/hockey style in the 1960’s! Whether it was tried before or whether the croquet/side saddle a la Sam Snead counts is a debate for another day! He had a book published (possibly more than one) articles written promoting it, his own putter marketed and even introduced Peter Alliss to it, who at the time, was struggling with his putting! Alliss though impressed refused to adopt it fearing ridicule!

[@garyglad]

The book was called 'The Perfect Putting Method' (published in 1971) and the putter ('The Trevillion 69') had a long grip with two flat sides and a plastic face insert.

[@carpykeith]

@@garyglad I have a copy but I thought there was at least one more, might have been a different edition with an different cover from the 1st Edition I have!

[@garyglad]

@@carpykeith I just checked on Amazon and there is a book called 'The Art of Putting: Trevillion's Method of Perfect Putting' (2018) still available on Kindle. It does appear to be a different book, though perhaps just a rehash of the original. Also, like you, I still have a copy of the original book and I even managed to get it autographed by the author. Paul even drew a great picture alongside his signature!

[@carpykeith]

@@garyglad lucky man to get it autographed! I used to live in Edinburgh and there was a famous bookshop called Thinns used by a lot of students as it had a huge second hand section! They had various sections including golf, fishing etc as well, but I found my copy, strangely, in amongst the maths books and bought it immediately for the grand sum of 25p ! I was off scratch but a shocking putter inside 6’ so was definitely looking for help!

[@Wheelerj28]

Grab some hockey tape and personalize the top of the shaft with a knob! That would really give it that personalized "hockey stick" feel.

[@chr970]

Seen guys here in Canada using a similar putter for years. Using a basic hockey grip, the guys who use it always seemed to do well.He shoots!….he scores!! Give it a real chance with a round Rick.🇨🇦👍

[@mgraham1985]

Most players sticks now are exactly like that putter grip. Carbon Fiber and with a tack to them so your hands don't slide on the much slicker stick. This is compared to wood, by 2000 or so the wood stick had been relegated to the bargain bin. Carbon fibre sticks are anywhere from $109 to $400 or more Canadian. Not too different from a putter's price.

[@warriorrob1]

Interesting had no idea as another Brit that’s really cool

[@THEGODSPEED84]

I actually play a split two-piece grip on a normal sized putter. I do use that hockey style grip. Way more control IMO.

[@wahlvisiongolf]

the grip placement at 6:42, I played with a guy that gripped his normal length Spider like that, we were up against him in a scramble match and he was on fire with his putter, holed everything..

[@timothybevis6095]

I'm to traditional to even try it. It took me a long time just to try the two ball putter. Oh and I love hockey. Thanks Rick

[@roadhog29389]

One thing I noticed on that last putt, He was being planted in his stomach. I assume the same rules for broomsticks would apply to this and would limit how low you can grip in without it wedging into you

[@FretfuL22]

It was touching his shirt, never planted on his stomach.

[@fretless05]

I think the true hockey grip would really encourage a forward press! Do they make any mention of Happy Gilmore on the website?

[@111190p]

Great video Rick! Absolutely rolling them with that putter! Maybe a hockey cameo next!?

[@HITGolfReviews]

Thank you for the support!

[@sheevakai]

Hockey, was in fact, invented by British soldiers playing with a rock and the butt end of their rifles on ice.

[@LukeHanlonGolf]

loads of people play it in the uk and its played in school as well Idk what he's on about 😅

[@robertflint4115]

"Hands on the shaft". Rick having flashbacks of being a teenager again 🤣

[@riffraffgolfers]

His hands definitely on his annoying little mate guys shaft

[@Mrdank1987]

Very interesting. Practice at long range and keeping your movements correct i think it would be a benefit to the bag

[@mishellgagnon5771]

The same shaft as ice hockey sticks. Made of carbon now, and not of wood. I can understand why you feel like it's flexing at impact: that's exactly what hockey sticks are designed to do to add power to wrists and slap shots.

[@edj9961]

OG gravity grip has a similar shape to that, albeit at normal grip length.

[@jopo7996]

Chubbs would be proud of you Rick!

[@donwalton6325]

As they're custom made, ask them to make you one with the grip/shaft rotated through ninety degrees for your claw grip. Ideally before the R&A fun police ban it

[@icetrey2468]

Never seen before?! That's Happy Gilmore's per putter!

[@jameslaughter5183]

There is no rule that prevents carrying 2 putters. This seems to do very well on short puts.

[@Jits25]

There’s no rule but it’s not worth it

[@jameslaughter5183]

@@Jits25 Than why is it worth it to carry 4 wedges? When I started playing, people carried a pitching wedge and a sand wedge; 35 years before that, there was no sand wedge. What works, works. I'm a good lag putter and make a reasonable % of midrange putts, but my short putting can turn bad. So, I might carry 2; but you seem to be smarter than me so you are probably right.

[@Jits25]

@@jameslaughter5183 comparing having 4 wedges to two putters ? More wedges with different lofts allows you to hits more yardages whereas having two putters means you have to forfeit a club and reducing the amount of numbers you can play there for in my opinion not worth it

[@Jits25]

@@jameslaughter5183 just because 35 years ago they didn’t have as many wedges but now they do for a reason

[@jameslaughter5183]

@@Jits25 That is what I said. We agree.

[@thombendtsen399]

Get rid of one of the irons you use the least frequently and replace with this. Use it for short putts and use your other for longer putts

[@mickbanner]

PUT IT IN THE BAG! Don't wait till the pros make it acceptable. Putting has been getting more angular every year. This feels the end game (putters need to be in the bag for at least 2 months to get its best)

[@TheTEN24]

This putter looks very fun to use

[@How-bout-dat28]

Where can I get one???

[@davidbentz1281]

Super insights

[@Lovetheducks]

The hockey grip looks like the way to go just by sight. Not as exaggerated as you did it tho.

[@caleballen8862]

I saw this about a year ago and have always wondered what it would feel like and if it would work. The idea behind it seems interesting.

[@mistergarside]

Rick - you need to tape up the grip area like we do with hockey sticks... then try it

[@inigofernandez-tagle5937]

Can you tests the mizuno pro 243 pls

[@CatGPT_]

test DEEZ NUTS.

[@DavidSwanson6576]

Wonder if the wind would affect putting worse using this!

[@Leftylobber]

Reminds me of Natalie Gulbis' HAMMY Putter back in the early 2000s

[@StoneeVlogging]

Love the level up edits! GG Editor 👏🏻

[@HITGolfReviews]

Thanks mate!

[@ddeboy002]

Happy Gilmore returns! This is his butter putter.

[@George-ld9xu]

Ever tried putting with a kids’ putter? We may be stuck on 35” inch putters because we don’t want to look ridiculous.

[@ddeboy002]

as your put gets shorter your grip span get longer! That's the design of the club.

[@brentonspeck8815]

Rick, you should read PAUL TREVLLION!S book the perfect putting stroke. Similar style like hockey but was used in the early part of the last century. Interesting book.

[@bobble3633]

The question is, why is Rick in Germanys Black Forest - what else can we expect video wise from this visit 🤔🤔

[@rvoykin]

Rick onto putter number 5 for the year 😂

[@grahamclayton675]

What are the rules regarding carrying more then one putter ?? One for long puts one for short puts ..

[@JamesBrunt1212]

As long as you don't have more than 14 clubs in the bag in total, it is not against the rules

[@colinbrown1321]

Reminds me of the Paul Trevillion pencil grip from 50 years ago.

[@Brearo]

FYI hockey is huge in UK…all versions of hockey 😂

[@pedroramsey]

shaft reviews at some point would be cool

[@maamold]

Gonna be real expensive to replace that 'grip'

[@rtshrfgstws]

Hockey sticks have grip as well bud and made of carbon fiber

[@Bubzp11]

Get the skates on next Rick

[@markbailey9503]

What a putter Rick 🏌‍♂️👍

[@Turtle15684]

Just test some actual clubs… where are the cobra snakebite wedges Cleveland wedges/ driver. Mizuno clubs. Nobody is playing with that

[@sliderpunk]

Dont be a bore

[@supersonic_treble]

Mind blown with 2 footers

[@PaulPartridge-jn2su]

Yes we do play ice hockey

[@robbragg5712]

Like it Rick

[@seanjones7432]

I've been making these for family and friends for 20yrs

[@derekm2710]

I could definitely see Bryson using this, and then somehow making it odd and different than everyone else’s 😂

[@darren09700]

Ice hockey is the most popular indoor sport in the UK. So another BS statement from Rick

[@SteveFromStockport]

Drop a wedge and get it in the bag for short putts!!! Edit: actually, drop another wedge and get a chipper in the bag too 😂

[@JamesWooder-e4h]

“Happy Gilmore accomplished that grip, no more than an hour ago”

[@Dartanian1959]

Instead of left arm.lock grip try right hand arm lock grip

[@kbmush008]

What shoes are you wearing?

[@simoncharlton2263]

You even tried the paul trevillion way of putting!! 😂

[@danthreadgold9975]

'im from the UK we dont really play hockey here' What? we're one of the leading places in the world for it 🤣

[@jeremygricar4361]

Imagine a broomstick putter with this shaft.

[@brandondornan9524]

I wish you would review Takoma clubs!!

[@gerhardprasent3358]

You've never putted better 😆

[@EZZZZZQQQQ]

Review sub70 irons John Daly uses them

[@smileshortstpw]

In this episode Rick chunks his putter

[@sinterklaasje1975]

Hi Rick - was this an early morning recording? :-)

[@Nature-lm7ul]

Sorry Pal. Notice Pal is testing the putter at about 4 ft. so he can actually make some putts whilst Guy is recording.

[@damienmcnulty77]

Hitting the Sam putt over and over it becomes unmissable so not a great test

[@bassmasta9117]

I saw this on Martin Borgmeier's channel

[@kevins2961]

This most definitely IS A GIMMICK !!

[@Jimmy-2-Times]

Ricks putting backswing is huge..why?takes it back about 2 foot for a short putt

[@chrispearce9224]

Nice, interesting, I like what I'm seeing, Wow I need to try this thing......11:20 I'm out......F-off. LOL. So many cool products are ruined by their price tag. I say that like it's their fault, when it's actually my fault for being a regular middle class worker that can only take home $50,000 AFTER taxes, health insurance, and 401k. OK then, now I need to go to the driving range to cheer myself back up, and cancel the ridiculously priced internet service.

[@edmundbyrne6709]

Neal Coles putter grip

[@metsogrand]

One could use 2 putters .😄

[@loknaz97]

My brother could use one of those, he holds the putter so low that his hands are not on the grip.

[@ShipitGames]

WIS-CON-STIN love ya rick, from the land of cheese

[@1990KyleG1990]

Please do a review of mizuno 245

[@jfvezina3458]

Hockeys are no longer made of wood. Same material u have on the putter

[@philn2784]

Feels like this will get banned at some point. Similar to the pendulum swing.

[@nathanwalker-e5b]

You never heard of the nottingham panthers rick